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continuo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
con-tin-uo
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of basso continuo.

noun

A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.

Etymology

From Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: continuo, continuus

Inflected Forms

continuos (plural) contino (alternative)

Synonyms

figured bass basso continuo thorough bass

Questions

What does continuo mean?
Ellipsis of basso continuo.
Where does continuo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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